laird C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /lɛrd/ UK /leəd/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a Scottish landed proprietor or lord of an estate The laird rode out each morning to survey his highland acres. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a scottish landed... lordlandownerproprietorsquiremagnate ↔ Opposites tenantcommoner Word family Related forms lord Etymology AI details A Scots form of lord, from Middle English laverd, from Old English hlāford ('loaf-keeper, master'), from hlāf ('bread, loaf') + weard ('keeper'). hlāford Old English hlāf Old English View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # laird **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /lɛrd/ **IPA (UK):** /leəd/ ## Meanings 1. a Scottish landed proprietor or lord of an estate ## Examples - The laird rode out each morning to survey his highland acres. ## Synonyms - lord - landowner - proprietor - squire - magnate ## Antonyms - tenant - commoner ## Related Forms - lord ## Roots and Affixes - Root: hlāford - Root: hlāf ## Etymology A Scots form of lord, from Middle English laverd, from Old English hlāford ('loaf-keeper, master'), from hlāf ('bread, loaf') + weard ('keeper'). ## AI Etymology Laird is a Scots form of lord, from Middle English laverd, from Old English hlāford ('loaf-keeper, master'), from hlāf ('bread, loaf') + weard ('keeper'). The etymological trail includes Old English hlāford, Old English hlāf. The same word family includes lord. Its current noun use means "a Scottish landed proprietor or lord of an estate". ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown